Nba: The Opening Sign To The Finals Tiebreaker

Chapter 272 The First Battle of the Western Conference Finals, Russell's Highest Evaluation

The next day, the much-anticipated Western Conference Finals will be staged at the Staples Center Arena in Los Angeles!

There are less than two hours before the start of the game. At this time, the streets of Los Angeles are full of fans wearing Clippers home jerseys.

This is the first time the Clippers have reached the conference finals since the team was established in decades, so the fans of the Clippers are of course extremely excited.

The square in front of the Staples Center has long been besieged, and fans lined up in long lines, waiting to enter the arena.

Because tonight is the first game of the Western Conference finals, it is very important for both sides. The team that wins the first game means that it has control of the initiative in the series

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors are one of the strongest teams in the league today. In the contest between strong teams, the result may be different if the "903" is not careful.

For today's game, the major media in the United States and China have played up the show, and the heat of this matchup has reached the highest level in history.

Half an hour later, the Staples Center opened. Fans who bought tickets in the plaza entered the stadium in an orderly manner. Some fans who did not buy tickets also wanted to get away with it. Unfortunately, this is of course impossible.

With the influx of a large number of fans, the entire Staples Center became lively in an instant.

The lights in the arena flickered, echoing the lights in the hands of the fans, creating the warmest atmosphere.

In the commentary booth, there were three familiar figures, namely: Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O'Neal.

These three are all NBA celebrities, and they are also the aces of T and NT.

These three people were dispatched at the same time, which shows how much T and NT value this game.

"In the regular season, these two teams have played against each other three times, and the Clippers have won 2 and lost 1.

"But in these three games, only one game was played by both teams, and in this game, the Clippers won.

"Therefore, in terms of the psychology of the players on both sides, maybe the Clippers players will have a certain advantage."

"However, regular season matches can't explain anything, and the playoffs are the real duel of hard power.

In the commentary seat, Kenny Smith kept talking.

"Shaquille, who do you prefer for tonight's matchup?"

Charles Barkley turned to look at O'Neill.

O'Neill pondered for a while, and then said: "I'm still on the side of Los Angeles, after all, I'm a famous person here!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? Did you drink fake wine? Aren't you a legend of the Lakers?"

Barkley looked at him speechlessly.

"Yeah, let me ask you, where is the home court of the Lakers?"

O'Neill asked.

"Needless to say, who doesn't know it's Staples?"

Buckley glared at him.

"Then let me ask you again, where is the home court of the Clippers?"

"It's also Staples, isn't this nonsense?"

"That's right! That's fine, so I said it's half of the Clippers. Is there any problem with that?"

O'Neill's words immediately made Charles Barkley speechless.

In the auditorium in the front row, there were also several NBA historical figures, including "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell.

As we all know, Mr. Russell has won 11 championship trophies in his career, including a wave of eight consecutive championships, which is the only one in NBA history.

This record has not been broken by any player until now.

The appearance of Zhou Yuan gave the fans hope. He started his career with the Lakers and won the championship. Counting the three consecutive championships with the Knicks, he has won the championship for four consecutive years.

Just when the fans thought that he had hope of chasing this record, Zhou Yuan chose to retire, thus breaking the fantasies of the fans.

"Mr. Russell, I really didn't expect to see you at the scene!"

"Are you here tonight to support the Warriors or the Clippers?"

When the reporters at the scene saw Russell, of course they would not miss the opportunity to interview him.

Bill Russell responded: "I don't support any team, I just came here to watch Zhou Yuan's game.

"What's your opinion on the player Zhou Yuan?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"Without a doubt, Zhou Yuan is the most talented player I've ever seen, unmatched in the entire history of the NBA."

"If he hadn't retired for three years, maybe he already had seven championship rings in his hand, and this season he might win the eighth, thus tying my record. 0"

"Unfortunately, because of his retirement, it didn't come true in the end.

Speaking of this, Russell also felt sorry for Zhou Yuan.

"Then do you think Zhou Yuan still has a chance to break your record from now on?"

Russell shook his head: "I think this possibility is too small, first of all, he must have a long enough peak period, and secondly, he must be on a team that can always maintain a championship lineup.

"It doesn't matter which of these two points it is, it will be more difficult."

"But no matter what, it can't obliterate his greatness."

Facing the reporter's interview, Russell talked a lot and spoke highly of Zhou Yuan.

There is still some time before the start of the game, and players from both sides are making final preparations in the locker room.

In the Warriors locker room.

Head coach Steve Kerr held a tactical board in his hand and kept gesticulating on it: "What we have to do tonight is to cut off the connection between Chris Paul and Zhou Yuan as much as possible. If you can't connect, the Clippers will be in trouble on the offensive end."

Recently, the Warriors have been studying the tactics of the Clippers. They found that many of the Clippers' scores came from the connection between Paul and Zhou Yuan, so Cole will deploy tactics against them.

"Don't worry, coach Zhou Yuan will leave it to me and Javier." 4.5

Draymond Green patted his chest, making a very confident look.

"Yes, we have been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

JaVale McGee was gearing up, he had wanted to experience Zhou Yuan's strength for a long time.

On the other side, the Clippers' locker room.

"Tonight we must show the most serious attitude. The strength of the Golden State Warriors cannot be underestimated."

"Although we have an advantage in the record in the regular season, the Warriors are not bad. This game is very critical for us, and we must win."

Doug Rivers said seriously.

He knew very well in his heart that the Warriors might be the biggest stumbling block on their way to winning the championship. As long as they win the Warriors, then winning the championship should not be a big problem.

After a while, players from both sides came out to warm up before the match. .